Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29
THE READING STRIKE.
TEE SITUATION AT PORT RIcHxosD
AND OTHyR POINTS.
re Conflict Between the Knights and
Brotherhood Of NngiReers-Matters
Net Yet Settled.

MANAGER Mcleod, of the Reading com.
,.,v. WAS not accessible to-day, hut il
,..D..se 20 an inquiry he sent wori ont
fr. BIS office 10y mcssoncsF that tn,
,..uou %. the road is almost without
..~r.s.ion. and there Will be nothine
.-rllhcauou to-day.
Erm other sources in the companv's
samoa, Office 10 WAS learned that twenty.
f. rIih-bouujaud twCnty-three south
nri coal 'uns were moved yesterday.
s>v.I as a.l the freight that had accu-
rl..5 iu tins city. An official sand
t.'fae men were no, generally obeying
Gil. order oi Che knights to Quit work
u because the company had pub
..v rumuicci them protection, and
..tf..rc vcrc sufficient men at work
... morning So carry on the operations
q o.. road properly.
tin Official az the companv de-
ta. hc hai NOT heard anything
romeo % the reported order for a
thc strike. No doubted the
Cd such an order. and said /:
.It .r have uo Serious effect. MS at
rt rD l.'l Of the men mt work are
..r. and vonIi not be governed by
.-r .. tac knights of Labor COM
.. r-h thing should happen
.. Only Doe slightly crippled in
.-.-. and that only for short
ta. me" mat II would only
D.. mo lt" GAYS until a iuli
i.r c.... .. '1rea ana thorough
t..- .. a. .'e'H'u'a obtained
va
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Co... III. ,,,tL - III '''iI
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.-.I o,5 81 80. VS. was
......,.. ND o'.;, - 4o'u''
'Si A''IoN STILL
son. Nc t-e men, however, We're not
srr..f'.. a.i d,s'ontent was plainly
ft'.- -I % their iaces.
discharge cd the four men who
.rtt fr.uInc1tmt the proceedings Of
Executive Board Of the Reading con-
rf'a Bernard y. Sharkoy. Ambrose
Thomas d. Bennett, and John b.
-Nte ia- cause of their dissatis-
Itt sudden change of front on
No Ci the railroad officials was a
surprise 90 the leaders and t. the
.l Die OF the strikers. and caused
rn.e Indignation. The strikers
.t taa company would only insist
,.e discharge Of tne disobedicDt
.es. and TINT the men who were
s. .m.a-ly dismissed wouldnot be dis
'.
AIS OH rryrw,r. or uoerrr r-.rr,
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VI we i"",
-... '-.'n '',,,'9'u t"o men ~ ana
..,.l -. '.''''''1'ii' . "uo 'i'y
...-.' l.. -'' ~. w. "' "oIN "ICHS
'". ''i "OIc H"l IT,"
,-'.' -.. "a "a, az various meet
CO.. .. G. 'r IN ,''Ss ',' we
....1r.t -. nm 1,''s'oil 1c,
....''l .1 - o'u,l.'9 ioI "IaV
..-l' ~. ,-.l l'5's'0S'lon i, oI tu9
.-'- i'.'' ~ - 'leIl a."
... Ill. Il. 800 ,'i'NV'
o'-l9-tl ' ,.iI ~ .'''' ''',,i', IL l'o'
.la-r-, w. .i ' .i' ''' III q - 80
~ iu tie rei1.tltement of the dis
rsed leaders. The men were very
.-rmined and their loud threats BODIED
I'D good % tine railroad company.
Several hundred Reading employees
80 Mutual Hall, Richmond, mt
Ncf streets, tbs morning. This Is the I.
headquarters oi Assembly b2oj, COM I
seq oI coal-hnndlers, traiu-workers, .
mere are between 1000 and 1900 /
% ln ne assembly No formal meet T
was heli ourus the morning but /
s.'a.'i'n Was iaiiy discussed 10y the .
I".y were uis9.,'Ieiied "itn the I
OF iAe lodr lttIerS aAd with .
''I- manager Mcleod latest order,
lA'f were Ieal} al any time 10
"'ie "-"ll'
--,..',I 81 men engaged 40 work at
"A"f't- a' I"i' richmond again
".lh t-ls afternoon. Inc tram
'.'ri tAeIe' however, states that
.--.le7 were i1i" on 10y the com /
'i',. '-', 'Ae men iho'eht inns
s.IiAe "Id many lelt WORK, but
are gong hlcA as last Us thcy
,1e facts.
I. .lllAND FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
"-,r... 20, Daco,,ber 9Q Tho
.....t ,,',,l, +r,eic lac H. NH,
.-.lv r.s.+slIi.bel an tbo NAN
o.. y ..],po rsiIrosd Tn a.
. +...v +ron,,.-t,,o o,,,,,,,, .ooI
.,.... a ,l.roY9L Eea'iing frt,o Port
.....l and tb,,.r. Ioodej f,,;,s fron, :
,...,. S,ne - fine rat,er :
... ..... ......,ro an slim no,,L of
-. l- -.a.rts, faw dovs and oTa
..., r.,.i M. NOTICE nj Cleir.
I... .. Fvecnt,ve Comrnitt"e
.t.. of KNIGHTS NJ Labor '
.r calling out the Phim- t
and Realizing men, has not =
.I Reading. IT Will not gen
,.r .I,l bv The EMPLOYEES who j
refused a. go out and bv y
oa Monday broke the back a
strike. Thevare an at work t
ecal for the Reading Rail t
wees Convention 10 meet a
nov for aggressive measures Z
r. company has not created ;
cement % this city. and the in "